Selling Nothing On eBay
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under eBay | Leave a Comment
No, I don’t mean I have nothing to sell, or that none of the items I’m offering are attracting bids. I’m talking about people that are selling (essentially) nothing - as in empty bags for crimminy’s sake! Take a look at some of the latest sales-
Empty Happy Meal Bag (pictured) - $113.50
Empty […]
eBay Offering Up Bunches Of Goodness!
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under eBay | Leave a Comment
Received two intriguing emails from eBay this evening. The first isn’t nearly as exciting as eBay seems to think it is, but I figured I’d still pass on the info. The second will likely be of little use, but is mucho exciting so I’m sharing it as well.
The first email trumpeted in […]
The Easy Way To Sell On eBay
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under eBay | 1 Comment
Y’all know I sell stuff on eBay semi-frequently. In fact, I used to sell on eBay full-time. But these days I only deal with small things. If it’s bigger than a hardback book I won’t bother listing it on eBay because it’s too much hassle to deal with packaging and shipping large […]
Why People Snipe eBay Auctions (And Why Sellers Hate It)
Posted on April 13, 2008 - Filed Under Shopping, eBay | 4 Comments
One of the longest running controversies on eBay has been that over auction sniping. For those who aren’t exactly sure what hunting a mythical creature has to do with bidding in online auctions here’s a definition I pulled from somewhere (sorry, can’t remember where)-
Sniping is the common practice of bidding on an auction […]
First Live Auction Experience
Posted on January 1, 2008 - Filed Under Fatherhood, eBay | Leave a Comment
A few week’s back I shared Z’s first experience as an eBay seller. Well, today, she and I headed to a real life auction to experience the tradition first hand. I had received a flyer from Somerset Auctions a few days earlier announcing that they would be holding a New Year’s Day auction […]
One Day Insertion Fee Sale At eBay - 10¢ Listing Fees!
Posted on December 26, 2007 - Filed Under eBay | Leave a Comment
I just received notice that eBay will be having a one day only sale on their insertion fees. All listing fees for auction and Buy It Now listings started today, Thursday, December 27, 2007 will only be $0.10 regardless of the items starting or reserve price! This is a savings of up to […]
Z’s First eBay Selling Experience
Posted on December 13, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood, eBay | Leave a Comment
A couple months back X decided to do some Spring Cleaning (yeah, it was autumn, but this is California ) so I decided to help clear the clutter by offering to help Z sell a bunch of her stuff on eBay. When Z and I first got back together a couple years […]
eBay Sellers In Pennsylvania Now Need A License
Posted on November 21, 2007 - Filed Under eBay | Leave a Comment
I’ve been a user and fan of eBay since discovering it in 1997. eBay is the glowing example of what a free market could actually achieve. Sure, eBay’s not an entirely free market, but it’s as close as anything else happening on a large scale. The government has made several attempts at […]
